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Bright Eyes
Photo: pic from Björn Carlsson at Flickr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bright Eyes

Popularity today
22
Belgium 19 · the Netherlands 24 · Worldwide 31 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Rock Werchter 2025
25
Belgium 23 · Netherlands 24 · Worldwide 36 · level C

The historical score shows how big an act was at the time of that edition, on a scale of 100 against the biggest acts of all editions. The letter is the level by the festival's own scale. How the points work ›

Chances for 2027

Probability estimates remain estimates and are not an official announcement.

No rumours, no inside knowledge. Tap Why? for the reasons.

(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itnothing suggests this act is in Europe at that timepopularity only, nothing that points to a booking
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itprofile fits this festival lessnothing suggests this act is in Europe at that time
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 24 points (C), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
little that points to itplayed here two years ago, and returning that soon is rarenothing suggests this act is in Europe at that time
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itprofile fits this festival lessnothing suggests this act is in Europe at that time
Figures
Spotify listeners
1.109.378
Deezer 48.734 · streams per day 120.395
Last.fm listeners
2.562.221
rank 1502 in Belgium · rank 1795 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
142.721
@brighteyesofficial · updated on 04/11/2026
Search volume per month
–
Not available yet
Wikipedia, 12 months
144.683
EN 142.084 · NL 1.002 · FR 1.597

indiefolksinger-songwriterindie rockemo

Career

Line-ups
Pukkelpop 2022, Rock Werchter 2025
Active since
1995
Albums
  • Five Dice, All Threes 2024
  • Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was 2020
  • The People’s Key 2011
Concerts per year
  • 2026 22
  • 2025 91
  • 2024 3
  • 2022 85
  • 2021 8
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

De Tijdloze 2024
  • 1 nummer, hoogste #1997 (First Day of My Life)
  • in the list since 2022, 2 years
  • per song
Discogs
  • 29,769 times in a collection
  • 7,581 on a wishlist
  • 51 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection
  • Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground 2002 · 1.657
  • I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning 2005 · 3.134
  • Digital Ash In A Digital Urn 2005 · 1.911
  • Cassadaga 2007 · 3.071
  • I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (A Companion) 2022 · 1.692
Biggest own venue
  • Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
  • ±1.500 plaatsen
  • 2022 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
VRT Radio 161,4 per week
BBC Radio 6 Music40,9 per week
KINK20,5 per week
Willy20,5 per week
Radio X10,2 per week
egoFM10,2 per week
FluxFM10,2 per week
FM410,2 per week
Since we track the station
KINK1671,1 per weeksince Nov 2023
BBC Radio 6 Music650,6 per weeksince Nov 2024
KEXP620,4 per weeksince Nov 2023
Willy90,1 per weeksince Dec 2024
VRT Radio 161,2 per weeksince Oct 2026
NPO 3FM40,0 per weeksince Nov 2023
Studio Brussel10,0 per weeksince Nov 2023
Radio X10,2 per weeksince Oct 2026
Similar to
Rilo Kiley, Christian Lee Hutson, Julien Baker, Waxahatchee, The Front Bottoms, Sufjan Stevens

De Tijdloze on StuBru

De Tijdloze is the all-time list of Studio Brussel, the Flemish rock station. Listeners vote for their favourite songs every year, and since 1987 StuBru has broadcast the top 100 at the end of December. Since 2019 the rest of the vote is known as well: 500 places in 2019, around 2,000 since 2021. A place above 100 did not make the broadcast. The figures come from tijdloze.rocks, an independent site that keeps every list since 1987. Click a column header to sort.

SongFromYears in the list2024HighestLowest
First Day of My Life20052 (2022–2024)#1997#1848 (2022)#1997 (2024)

Records

Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI), and how many Discogs members own the record. Data provided by Discogs.

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinumDiscogs collections
Five Dice, All Threes2024––––
Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was2020#34 (3 wk)#62 (1 wk)––
The People’s Key2011#60 (1 wk)#67 (1 wk)––
Cassadaga2007#25 (7 wk)#36 (4 wk)–3.071
Digital Ash in a Digital Urn2005#64 (3 wk)#95 (1 wk)–1.911
I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning2005#41 (7 wk)#53 (8 wk)–3.134
A Christmas Album2002––––
LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground2002–––1.657
Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes2001––––
Fevers and Mirrors2000––––
Letting Off the Happiness1998––––
A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–19971998––––

Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinum
Salutations (Conor Oberst)2017#81 (4 wk)––
Ruminations (Conor Oberst)2016#103 (6 wk)––
Upside Down Mountain (Conor Oberst)2014#54 (9 wk)#88 (1 wk)–
Conor Oberst (Conor Oberst)2008#35 (5 wk)#73 (3 wk)–

Discogs: 29,769 times in a collection. 7,581 times on a wishlist.

Upcoming concerts

Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
11/01/2027BrooklynUnited StatesBrooklyn ParamountBright Eyes performing Wide Awake and Digital Ash
12/01/2027BrooklynUnited StatesBrooklyn ParamountBright Eyes performing Wide Awake and Digital Ash
14/01/2027BrooklynUnited StatesBrooklyn ParamountBright Eyes performing Wide Awake and Digital Ash

On the map, until the end of September 2027

MayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberRWPKPPPBKS
North Americaown showfestival★our festivals (green = confirmed)

The numbers follow the dates, also in the timeline above. Hover or tap a number for the date and venue.

Best-known songs (Deezer)

First Day of My Life
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
op Deezer
Lua
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
op Deezer
Let's Not Shit Ourselves (to Love and to Be Loved)
LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
op Deezer

Per edition, historical

Score measured in the twelve months before each edition, place = rank in that line-up. The letter differs per festival: an A at Best Kept Secret can be a C at Rock Werchter.

EditionScoreLevelRankExceptionalBelgiumNetherlandsWorldSources
Pukkelpop 202224C39 / 13797262121Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Rock Werchter 202525C33 / 9253232436Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Rock Werchter 2025Rock Werchter 2025 (Festivaldag 3): Hoop voor de toekomstige headlinersDansende Beren06/07/2025dagverslag
Pukkelpop 2022Pukkelpop 2022 (Festivaldag 4): En op het einde wint de grooveDansende Beren22/08/2022dagverslag

Over the years

◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert. Click the legend to switch them on or off.

Festivals and own concerts

17 earlier dates

Place among all acts on this site: 80 = viewed or searched more than 80% of the other acts that month. The thick line is the average.

Studio Brussel since August 2023, NPO 3FM and KINK since 2020, the other stations since late October 2026. "Compare countries" shows the average per station.

Songs per station, last 18 months
StationCountryMost played
VRT Radio 1BelgiumWe Are Nowhere And It's Now 3 · We are nowhere and it's now 1 · First Day Of My Life 1 · Wonderful Life 1 · At The Bottom Of Everything 1
WillyBelgiumForced Convalescence 3 · First Day Of My Life 2 · Rainbow Overpass 1 · Bells And Whistles 1 · Dyslexic Palindrome (Feat. Hurray For The Riff Raff) 1
FM4OostenrijkDevil Town | FM4 Sunny Side Up 1
FluxFMGermanyFour Winds 1
KEXPUnited StatesFour Winds 4 · First Day of My Life 4 · At the Bottom of Everything 3 · We Are Nowhere and It’s Now 2 · Dyslexic Palindrome 2
egoFMGermanyAt the Bottom of Everything 1
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